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Cornish Taff · 14th February 2018, 19.53:57

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Originally Posted by Junior Shabadoo

Simply stating "football is played on grass" is a non-argument. There are World Cup qualifiers, Champions League games, FA Cup games and an entire women's international tournament played on them...but not in the league in England. You can play on a sandpit at Rochdale, a ploughed field at Oldham or what is basically green coloured marshmallow at Newport but no, it's Sutton who are wrong. In years to come people on the wrong side of this debate will look like dinosaurs, and that's because they are. This position doesn't stand up to even a scrap of analysis.
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I think your Newport bias is evident. The W.R.U.now own Rodney Parade and spent a small fortune on replacing last season's quagmire with a hybrid Desso playing surface.

Willywill · 15th February 2018, 06.15:29

Pretend, plastic pitches are great for training on as they are so reliable. But football is a game invented to be played on grass, so plastic pitches have a limited use.

jonesfach · 15th February 2018, 07.46:06

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Originally Posted by Cornish Taff

I think your Newport bias is evident. The W.R.U.now own Rodney Parade and spent a small fortune on replacing last season's quagmire with a hybrid Desso playing surface.

The pitch I witnessed against Leeds and Totttenham?

I think it needs another fortune spending again then.

Willywill · 15th February 2018, 09.03:58

I really feel for the Ground staff at Newport. It’s not compatible to have both Rugby and Football played on the same pitch. They are two greatly different games and rugby, generally, mucks the playing surface up for us.

Iesty · 15th February 2018, 09.08:47

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Originally Posted by Leighton Red

Under current rules I’m led to believe that they would have to rip it up and change it but belief in the vicinity is that they are prepared to do so for League Football. Recently moved about 20mins away from Sutton hence the opinion. Apparently the long term gain is enough to make it worth their while if they do get up.

they have obviously changed their opinion then! this was at the end of August

https://www.suttonunited.net/3g-statement/

Junior Shabadoo · 15th February 2018, 09.21:55

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Originally Posted by Cornish Taff

I think your Newport bias is evident. The W.R.U.now own Rodney Parade and spent a small fortune on replacing last season's quagmire with a hybrid Desso playing surface.

And it's still not that good. Behave yourself before accusing me of bias.
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Willywill · 15th February 2018, 09.25:08

Best option here is, the purists continue to play the good old game on grass, whilst the 3G followers play in a separate league. Fair enough. I don’t the Snooker Federation looking to play on Formica, just because it’s more reliable and less maintenance!

Junior Shabadoo · 15th February 2018, 09.27:24

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Originally Posted by krux

You've not noticed the ball zipping off the surface? How many games have you watched? Surely you have noticed that?
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The surfaces are fast. That's quite different from it being impossible to keep the ball in play. I've watched 15-16 games on 3G in the last 18 months and they are conducive to passing football and it's showing in the games. Again, I don't know what you're watching to compare.
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Junior Shabadoo · 15th February 2018, 09.29:02

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Originally Posted by Willywill

Best option here is, the purists continue to play the good old game on grass, whilst the 3G followers play in a separate league. Fair enough. I don’t the Snooker Federation looking to play on Formica, just because it’s more reliable and less maintenance!

It sounds like a great dismissal of 3G but again it's a non-argument. You haven't actually stated anything wrong with 3G other than it's not grass.
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15th February 2018, 06.15:29	#38-0 (permalink)
Willywill Due a Testimonial Joined: Oct 2004 Racecourse Spot: Yale stand Real Name: Johnny Windows Twitter: @	Re: Sutton and their 'plastic' pitch Pretend, plastic pitches are great for training on as they are so reliable. But football is a game invented to be played on grass, so plastic pitches have a limited use.

15th February 2018, 09.03:58	#40-0 (permalink)
Willywill Due a Testimonial Joined: Oct 2004 Racecourse Spot: Yale stand Real Name: Johnny Windows Twitter: @	Re: Sutton and their 'plastic' pitch I really feel for the Ground staff at Newport. It’s not compatible to have both Rugby and Football played on the same pitch. They are two greatly different games and rugby, generally, mucks the playing surface up for us.

15th February 2018, 09.25:08	#43-0 (permalink)
Willywill Due a Testimonial Joined: Oct 2004 Racecourse Spot: Yale stand Real Name: Johnny Windows Twitter: @	Re: Sutton and their 'plastic' pitch Best option here is, the purists continue to play the good old game on grass, whilst the 3G followers play in a separate league. Fair enough. I don’t the Snooker Federation looking to play on Formica, just because it’s more reliable and less maintenance!